Vox norway; european basic skills network
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Malta, January 2013 Graciela Sbertoli Vox – Norway
European Basic Skills [email protected]
Adult Education in Basic SkillsA critical reflexion
What is Vox?
• Agency owned by the Ministry of Education and Research• Working also for other ministries• Policy providers• Between policy makers and implementation level• Coordinating multiple stakeholders• A triangle of objectives with a focus on the adult learner• Research, national programs, validation, career guidance,
basic skills, immigrant integration, communication, international cooperation (see vox.no)
Graciela Sbertoli / Vox
The European Basic Skills Network
• An initiative born within the Working Group for the Commission’s Action Plan for Adult Learning
• Launched on June 2010• Now: an independent network cooperating with the
Commission• Target group: policy makers and policy providers
www.basicskills.eu
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Basic principles
Objectives of AL in Norway:Increasing the adult population’s
•employability•social inclusion•access to further learning•general welfare
for the sake of the
individual
for economic growth
for the good of society
Basic skills: what is this all about?
• Basic = foundational
FIRST THINGS FIRST
• Literacy• Numeracy• Digital Competence• Oral communication
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A hidden problem
• What does it mean to be literate?• Making numeracy count• Literacy in the digital era
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Initial training is not enough
• The problem of erosion• Motivation and relevance• Access to materials• Flexible training provision
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Literacy is not (only) about decoding…
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… and it is a moving target
Increasing gaps
• Demographic change• The age issue• Migration
• Internationalization and development
• Bureaucratic demands• Efficiency requirements
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Governance issues
• Responsibility – Who is in charge?• Finances • Quality
• Teacher training• Accreditation of providers• Efficiency as element of quality
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The way ahead
• Awareness raising• Shouldering the responsibility• Involvement of all stakeholders• Recycling of resources• Synergies at national and
European level
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